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Grodzin caps career with berth in bowling finals

Like he does at the end of most freshman soccer seasons, Harold Bailey made a pitch for his players to also consider playing another sport ---like bowling. The Evanston coach

By Dennis Mahoney on February 3, 2020 - 4:56 am

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Bull’s free throws help Kits close out Oak Park

Elijah Bull wasn’t around at the start of Evanston’s basketball game against Oak Park-River Forest Saturday. But he was there at the finish and helped the Wildkits end a 2-game

By Dennis Mahoney on February 2, 2020 - 4:35 am

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Kit girls stumble against ranked foe on the road

To prepare the Wildkits for what she hopes will be a run to the Final Four this year, Evanston girls basketball coach Brittanny Johnson purposely back-loaded the schedule with tough

By Dennis Mahoney on February 2, 2020 - 3:42 am

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ETHS girls wrap up 4th straight division title

The championship culture surrounding the Evanston girls basketball team didn’t grow overnight. But the Wildkits made another statement Friday night at Beardsley Gym as to just how far the program

By Dennis Mahoney on February 1, 2020 - 4:44 am

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Kits lose control of CSL South division race

Back-to-back trips to the Final Four, and 18 straight wins to start this season have apparently made it harder than ever for Evanston’s basketball team to maintain that underdog mentality

By Dennis Mahoney on January 31, 2020 - 4:05 am

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Kits can’t solve Loyola defense, bow 41-33

Probably no high school basketball team in the state of Illinois is more committed to playing good defense than Loyola Academy. That’s a lesson Evanston learned the hard way Tuesday

By Dennis Mahoney on January 29, 2020 - 4:17 am

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Salinas, Jean-Jacques claim CSL mat crowns

Juniors Ricardo Salinas and Valery Jean-Jacques both captured individual championships Saturday and led the Evanston wrestling team to a 5th place finish in the team standings at the Central Suburban

By Dennis Mahoney on January 27, 2020 - 4:11 am

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Grodzin punches ticket to IHSA state bowling finals

Zev Grodzin didn’t set out to make history this season for the Evanston bowling team. But the Wildkit senior did just that Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Sectional tournament in

By Dennis Mahoney on January 27, 2020 - 2:38 am

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Fearless Wildkits get back on track, bounce Bloom

Next Tuesday’s game versus Loyola Academy will have sectional tournament seeding implications. Next Thursday’s game at Glenbrook South could determine the conference championship. But it wouldn’t be difficult to make

By Dennis Mahoney on January 26, 2020 - 5:13 am

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Kit shooters warm up in second half of 49-43 win

It wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say that the shooters from Evanston and New Trier’s basketball teams heated up in the second half of the rivalry showdown at Gates Gymnasium

By Dennis Mahoney on January 25, 2020 - 6:08 am

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Mayne’s marksmanship boosts Wildkit girls

Brittanny Johnson couldn’t refrain from describing Friday’s 60-51 victory at New Trier as an “ugly” win. But the 3-point shooting of newly-eligible senior Tyler Mayne proved to be a thing

By Dennis Mahoney on January 25, 2020 - 4:51 am

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Defense rests as Wildkits suffer first cage loss

Zion-Benton shocked the high school basketball world Tuesday night at Beardsley Gymnasium. The Zee Bees --- already 7-time losers this season --- shot a blistering 73 percent from the field

By Dennis Mahoney on January 22, 2020 - 3:50 am

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Wildkits own the paint in 59-49 shootout victory

Jayla Turchin and Ambrea Gentle didn’t grab EVERY rebound Monday at the 30th annual Coach Kipp Hoopsfest shootout event at Willowbrook High School. It probably just seemed that way to

By Dennis Mahoney on January 21, 2020 - 3:42 am

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Grodzin, Cella advance to bowling sectional tourney

Zev Grodzin and Aiden Cella both claimed individual sectional qualifying spots while leading the Evanston boys bowling team to a 7th place team finish on Saturday at the Glenbrook North

By Dennis Mahoney on January 19, 2020 - 11:29 pm

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Gibson, Wildkits rally past Hillcrest for shootout win

Jaylin Gibson enjoyed a reunion of sorts Saturday afternoon at New Trier at the 10th annual War On The Shore shootout event. The Evanston junior was reunited with some former

By Dennis Mahoney on January 19, 2020 - 2:54 am

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Henning reaches 1,000 point plateau for ETHS girls

Even basketball players as unselfish as Kayla Henning can’t avoid the spotlight entirely. The Evanston senior point guard became only the second female player in school history to reach the

By Dennis Mahoney on January 18, 2020 - 5:33 am

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